Alio Die - Standing in a Place + Seamlessly BlissI've been spending a lot of time listening to the digital versions of these releases while waiting for the CDs to arrive. Both of these albums are representative of the more slow-moving and subtle Alio Die releases. Standing in a Place features environmental sounds and zither; Seamlessly Bliss seems to involve a number of sounds and instruments, but stretched out across long spaces. It reminds me a bit of the Honey Mushroom suite from Honeysuckle: dreamy, hypnotic, and yet full of life.

Seamlessly Bliss is my favorite of the two new ones from Stefano and, dare I say, one of the best Alio Die releases in recent memory; I can't stop listening to it.

Seren, you're right about Hall. I have the box set and it sounds like a copy of a cassette. But the rest of the box sounds great.

Phobos, I think you're the only one here who has mentioned Type O Negative, in my top five all-time bands. Miss these guys so much after Peter's death and subsequent/inevitable end of their career. Won't be anyone like them probably ever.

[Phobos, I think you're the only one here who has mentioned Type O Negative, in my top five all-time bands. Miss these guys so much after Peter's death and subsequent/inevitable end of their career. Won't be anyone like them probably ever.[/quote]

Type O Negative were a great band, and had some really brilliant songs, and also some of their cover versions are outstanding, for example their version of Black Sabbaths Paranoid takes the song to a whole new level.As disappointing as it is I am kind of happy that they are not going to carry on, unlike some other bands I could mention, as that in my opinion would have been disrespectfull to Pete, after all Pete was Type O Negative.

Mick Chillage--Infinite Perspectives. His latest solo release on txt label. Excellent. Big and symphonic/cinematic sounds. Modern electronic classical? I don't mean violins and stuff. But if Richard Wagner had synths at his disposal back then, it may have come out like this. Chillage output now is very prolific. You might say he's filling the legacy of Pete Namlook, whose influence is huge on his music. Another Chillage disc that would have been a great Fax release.

No. Inc. (Material Object & Atomô) - G​@​ng5ta This should win a prize for the most creative ambient album of the year: Gangster rap meets electronic ambient. At first I thought this was a joke, but it isn't; it is absolutely fantastic. The album begins with a gun shot, the sound of which is suspended in time as electronic meanderings spiral into the scene. The rest of the album builds on that atmosphere, with a smattering of processed police radios, occasional beats, a distant turntable sample, and lots of beautiful textures.

I should play the Long Night again....Steve Roach - On This Planet (this, along with The Magnificent Void, was my first electronic album purchased after many years of not listening to music - just by chance seen in a hippy shop....

ironomi - nijiAwesome acoustic-ambient 3CD set from Junya Yanagidaira and Yu Isobe, featuring a wide array of guest musicians. This will be of interest to folks who enjoy the intersection of ambient and modern composition. Lovely cover too.

I guess this is what folks call "ritual ambient" or something but I'm not sure. Not usually my thing, but I like this. Quite aggressive in places, sounds are all acoustic instruments including horns made of bone.